Written November 29, 2024
Hello Dear Readers,
It has been so cold in Nashville the last couple of days. In the morning, it is less than 32F (0C). For example, this morning, it was about 30F. I considered running an extra 10k today. It was pretty chilly, and I’d neglected to wear my gloves, so my fingers were cold after the first 5k. So, I decided to run only 5k for today.
This is more from the after-effect of brainstroke. My body somehow lost the ability to regulate my internal temperature. I’ve talked about it to my doctors before. I can do nothing about this except prepare myself for any temperature.
It was silly of me not to have gloves on for running on a day like today. I always check the temperature before running because exposure to cold or heat is impossible. My wife found a pair of my running gloves a few weeks ago because I would need them soon. Then, we had a mild temperature, so I completely forgot about them.
Luckily, it is just Friday. Due to the holidays, my wife has been off most of this week, and I felt like it was already the weekend. I still need to put in an extra 19km to achieve my new goal for 2024. I’ll run a 10k tomorrow and likely again on Monday to get another 10k in before the year’s end. I am planning to run another 10k.
I learned a definite lesson from today. I should go outside before running and ensure I am wearing enough clothing for running. If I am running a 10k, considering my body condition, it could do more harm than good. After all, I am running to maintain my body. I want to be healthy again. Since I cannot cry over the spirit milk anymore, I don’t want to mourn my lost days in the past. I will look forward.
After I started working to be better, I started to realize something. I should still know whatever I am accomplishing is good. My wife mentioned the statistics about how many people would survive and then recover to my point. She said one lucky thing was that I was still young when I got my brain stroke. She was somehow stoic and pushed me to walk and a little run.
Moving my legs has a lot of impact on my brain. I started to plan for my day. I started with making the weekly medication setting. Then, my wife started making me do the medication ordering. She was involved for a while, but I do this alone. She still plans meals for the week and packs them daily with a recipe for the day. I prepare the meal. I prepare approximately 50ish different recipes. I started to cook some dishes without a recipe. One day, I can do the meal plan from the start. For the baking for the holidays, my wife has already let me do the planning and baking by myself.
I’ve damaged my brain, and this is what happened to you. Then, I know the brain can repair in some way. That is why I can run or bake again. Sometimes, I still make mistakes, as I do today. I was frustrated about it, but I know I must be patient. We still have 31 days to put in an extra 19 km.